Social bonds, Internet usage time and bullying involvement: A study of rural secondary school students in China
AbstractSchool bullying is a prevalent problem affecting adolescents globally, which has been linked to the qualities of social bonds. In addition to the conventional environments such as families, peers and schools, the Internet is notably rising as a new living space for young students. Given that rural China has witnessed outstanding phenomena of bullying and Internet use among adolescents, the present study particularly examined how parental attachment, peer attachment, school connectedness and Internet usage time were associated with their experiences of being a bully, victim or bully victim, based on a sample of 2211...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - October 4, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Tingting Liu,
Tianliang Li Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
‘I never win’: How children and staff in residential facilities experience meaningful participation
This study investigated the views and experiences of both children and staff with respect to children's participation in residential facilities in Norway. We conducted both focus-group and individual interviews with 6 children and 18 staff members at different facilities. Qualitative interview data were analysed using the dimensions of meaningful participation: informing, hearing and involving. The study offers three main findings. First, children's initiatives determine if staff inform them of their rights, with two exceptions: children are presented with information by staff when they arrive at a facility and/or after st...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - October 2, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Ane Slaatto,
Gunn Astrid Baugerud,
Anneli V. Mellblom Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Adolescents with substance use referred to child protective services: Does substance use treatment prevent foster care entry?
This study examined the relationship between substance use treatment and entries into foster care among adolescents referred to CPS for maltreatment. Data for this study came from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), an annually reported database that contains information on all CPS reports screened for investigation. NCANDS was merged with county-level data from the American Community Survey to explore the relationship between treatment and foster care entry while adjusting for contextual factors. Our sample included 2326 adolescents who were referred to CPS in fiscal year (FY) 2018 and were followed...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 30, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Catherine A. LaBrenz,
Faheem Ohri,
Yeonwoo Kim,
Philip Baiden Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Measuring the ratio of true ‐positive to false‐positive judgements made by child and family social workers in England: A case vignette study
AbstractSocial workers routinely make judgements and decisions as part of their everyday practice. The nature and quality of these can have a significant and long-lasting impact on the children and families concerned. In this paper, we present an analysis of more than 20 000 judgements (n = 21 193) made by social workers (n = 586) in relation to case vignettes, based on a series of anonymized referrals (n = 12) to social services in England. We do so to ascertain how accurately the social workers were able to predict subsequent actions, events and outcomes, and to calculate the ratio of true positives to f...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 28, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: David Wilkins,
Melissa Meindl Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Strengthening the social information processing skills of third graders in rural China: Findings of ‘Let's Be Friends (Shaanxi), Trial 2’
This study presents the findings of Let's Be Friends (Shaanxi), Trial 2 (LBF2), which is a second test of the school-based intervention. Let's Be Friends (LBF) is designed to promote social competence and prevent maladaptive behaviour by strengthening the social information processing (SIP) skills of third-grade children in rural China. A cluster-matched design with random sampling was used in LBF2. Two rural counties in China were selected by purposive sampling (one is the treatment site, and another is the control site). Nine treatment schools (n = 343) were selected by random sampling. Fifteen control schools (n =...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 22, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Jin Peng,
Na Li,
Xiaodong Sun,
Shenyang Guo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Positive development of orphans in kinship care: The role of family stability
AbstractFamily stability is considered the cornerstone of children's happiness and health. The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between family stability and the positive development of orphans in kinship care in China. Based on cross-sectional data related to orphans from LZ City, Sichuan Province, in 2020, the study conducted multiple linear regression model to analyse the relationship between family stability and other family variables and the positive development of orphans in kinship care. The results indicate that family stability is significantly related to the positive development of orphans. Orph...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 20, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Yihao Tian,
Ziye Ma,
Feng Peng Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Responding to social and emotional vulnerability: Child welfare investigations involving older adolescents
AbstractIn 2018, the child welfare system in Ontario, Canada, expanded the age of protection to include 16 and 17 year olds for the purpose of mitigating risk of harm for older adolescents. To date, there is little information regarding investigations of older adolescents, particularly in Ontario; this study will address this gap. Data used for this analysis were drawn from the Ontario Incidence Study of Rep orted Child Abuse and Neglect-2018. The Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2018 sample data were weighted to derive an annual incidence estimate of 155 649 maltreatment-related investigati...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 15, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Bryn King,
Barbara Fallon,
Olive Lyons,
Isayah Alman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
‘They feel like another child in care has their back’: An exploration of peer support between looked after children in Scotland
AbstractThe Independent Care Review in Scotland has encouraged a policy shift towards recognizing young people's potential to contribute to their own and others' experiences of care. This paper makes an important contribution to debates around the role of children in the social support systems of others who have experienced loss and trauma. It reports on a research project which explored young people's views on peer support in care and their experiences of it. It highlights the crucial role that ‘peers’ play in looked after children's social support systems at both an individual and systemic level. Friendships, in this...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 14, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Sheena Irvine,
Ruth Emond Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Deinstitutionalization of children in residential care facilities: Experiences and perceptions of professionals in Ghana
AbstractAccording to the literature, the success of deinstitutionalization (DI) practices in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is dependent on key factors including, a well-functioning family-based alternative care and social protection system, adequate funding and resources, and professional and other stakeholders' engagement and support. Following a practice research qualitative method, the study explored practitioner's experiences and perceptions on the status of Ghana's ongoing DI efforts and their recommendations for improving implementation. The study's main themes were establishing the need for residential ho...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 14, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Kwabena Frimpong ‐Manso,
Ebenezer Cudjoe,
Pascal Agbadi,
Alhassan Abdullah,
Antoine Deliege,
Avantee Bansal Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
A study of deviant behaviour among China's left ‐behind children: The impact of strain, social control and learning
This study aims to examine the effects of strain, social control and learning variables on the likelihood of deviant behaviour among left-behind children (thereafter LBC) and non-left-behind children (thereafter NLBC) in China. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 380 LBC and 656 NLBC in elementary and middle schools in three cities of Hubei Province, China. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess whether LBC and NLBC differ in deviant behaviour and three main groups of correlates of deviance that reflect strain, social control and learning. LBC were less likely...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 13, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Xiaohong Jin,
Wei Chen,
Yuning Wu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Family homeless shelters as contexts for early childhood development: Shelter resources and staff capacity
AbstractFamily homeless shelters are critical contexts in which many young children develop; however, little is known about the developmental appropriateness of these settings, including their resources and the capacity of their staff to effectively meet the needs of the children and families they serve. The current study involves both quantitative and qualitative components to assess aspects of developmental appropriateness of US shelter spaces for children ages birth to 5 years, with an emphasis on staff knowledge, parenting programmes, and play spaces. Participants were 64 staff working in different family homeless sh...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 9, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: McKenna M. Halverson,
Laura E. Wallace,
Tariere C. Tebepah,
Victoria Riccelli,
Allison Bajada,
Janette E. Herbers Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Gender differences in cyberbullying tolerance, traditional bullying victimization and their associations with cyberbullying perpetration among Beijing adolescents
AbstractDrawing upon survey data collected from 632 adolescents aged from 13 to 16 in two secondary schools in Beijing, this study examined the mediating role of traditional bullying victimization and tolerance of cyberbullying between gender and cyberbullying perpetration. The results showed that 6.8% of the adolescents in the study reported cyberbullying perpetration in the past year, while 6.0% of them were victims of cyberbullying. Boys reported higher rates and tolerance of cyberbullying perpetration than girls did. The results also suggested that tolerance of cyberbullying and traditional bullying victimization serve...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - September 5, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Xiying Wang,
Yutong Gao,
Binli Chen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Predictors of child participation in child welfare emergency placements —A Norwegian case file study
ConclusionsCase file documentation indicates inadequate involvement of children in emergency cases. Nevertheless, older children and those with minority backgrounds are more likely to participate, although the degree of their involvement varies. The study did not find a correlation between prior contact with child welfare services and child participation. (Source: Child and Family Social Work)
Source: Child and Family Social Work - August 18, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: May Gresdahl,
Halvor Fauske,
Anita Sk årstad Storhaug Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The panopticon looms: A gendered narrative of the interlocking powers of welfare intervention and criminalization
AbstractThis paper presents a case study narrative of one woman. Drawing on her storied recollections, from infancy into childhood through young motherhood into adulthood, we trace the interlocking relationship between policies and practices intended to offer welfare support facilitating her criminalization. A collaborative approach to producing knowledge, representing 8 years of narrative, dialogue and reflection surfaces a looming panopticon. The gendered power of the state to intervene across the life course is revealed, as is the failed and harmful nature of this panopticon. Three distinct themes emerge from the ana...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - August 18, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Becky Clarke,
Leah Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Social capital and flourishing of left ‐behind children in rural China: How basic psychological needs mediate?
This study performed bivariate correlation analysis, regression analysis and mediation effect analysis through SPSS 26 and PROCESS 3.2 macro. Re sults indicate that (1) left-behind children with more social capital experience higher levels of flourishing and (2) basic psychological needs have an indirect effect on the relationship between social capital and flourishing. The findings underscore the importance of constructing a synthetic frame work to support the flourishing left-behind children. They also indicate that the social networks and social resources for left-behind children be expanded. Finally, results suggest th...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - August 16, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Sijia Guo,
Liwei Zhang,
Heng Lu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
